Research Catalog

Title

Catalysts for change : how the UN's independent experts promote human rights / Ted Piccone.

Author

Piccone, Theodore J.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2012.

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Description

xi, 225 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Examines the effectiveness of a key endeavor by the United Nations to monitor and influence human rights through a unique body of independent experts, appointed by countries to investigate, analyze, and report on the whole spectrum of human rights problems around the world"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• United Nations Human Rights Council
• Human rights > International cooperation
• Human rights monitoring

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Who are the UN's independent human rights experts? -- Findings on effectiveness: country visits and communications -- Independence under the blue flag: relationship with the United Nations -- Style matters: the quality of special procedures work -- Bringing implementation home: the role of states -- Working with the independent sector -- The future of special procedures -- Appendixes: A. experts working group members -- B. HRC Resolution 5/1, institution building -- HRC resolution 5/2, code of conduct -- List of independent experts -- E. human Rights Council members -- F. communications and country visits: examples of impact -- G. breakdown of state responses to communications -- H. status of country visits -- I. Note on methodology note -- J. Brookings/OSJI/UPR-Watch summary recommendations.

ISBN

9780815721925 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2012023170

OCLC

729346523

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library